🌟Head on over to Instagram to participate in our GIVEAWAY celebrating 1K followers and our Instagram Anniversary!🌟
Starts now ends Monday, December 17, 2018 at 12PM
Join us for a Holly Jolly Cosplay Christmas at the BREC Perkins Road Community Park for our Annual Christmas Party! Food, fun, gifts and Cosplay Awards including Best Holiday Spirit and Craziest Sweater.
Ladies and Laddies! Join us for a cosplay meetup November 17, 2018 during Celtic Weekend at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival!
Meeting at the Queen’s Stage at 2PM then parading over to the Woodland Stage for the costume contest.
Come join us for a relaxing picnic gathering on the grounds of the New Orleans Museum of Art during Japan Fest. Bring your blankets and bento boxes!
Spread your wings and soar into this meetup with us! We are all aflutter to be returning to the Audubon Zoo for ZooCon!
COSPLAYERS! We have another way for you to make your MechaCon EVEN MORE AWESOME! Have you ever gone to a convention and found out about a cosplay gathering after it was too late? Or maybe you want to host a cosplay meetup for your favorite fandom, but you are not sure how to start? We have the answer for you!
We here at Louisiana Cosplayers have organized a MechaCon Meetup Registry! To register your event and make it an Official MechaCon Cosplay Meetup, follow the form below! You’ll need just a few things: Host name, Facebook Event page, location, and start time. A complete list of these meetups will be viewable to all MechaCon attendees so other cosplayers can join in the fun together! Be sure to register early to reserve your event time at the top or bottom of the grand staircase. This form will close on July 20th, 2018.
Registration form: https://goo.gl/forms/vGoYn6SU3aq9DnhZ2
Come visit us at our booth for LouisiANIME May 11-13, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza. We will be hosting a Hall Cosplay Contest located in Cosplay Central on Friday 3:00PM – 7:00PM and Saturday 11:00AM – 3:00PM. We are also super proud to announce that we will be presenting panels this year so look for us on the schedule, more details below.
SEW EASY: AN INTRO TO MACHINE SEWING
Ready to start making your own cosplay but don’t know how to use a sewing machine? We’ve got you covered! This introductory level panel will cover the basics of sewing with machines and the different methods you can use to enhance your sewing technique. This panel covers: threading, basic sewing, and troubleshooting.
COSPLANNING: PLANNING FOR COSPLAY
Don’t end up on the last minute squad! With a little planning, cosplay can be easier to handle and you can be ready for the con in plenty of time. Join us for an informative panel on how you can better plan your cosplays and manage your time.
Update: In case you missed it, download the panel here.
FOAMSMITHING: BASICS OF FOAM-BASED PROPS
Foam is one of the most versatile materials you can use to make your cosplay props. This panel will cover how to make prop bases, how to shape foam, and which adhesives and finishings you can use to take your work to the next level.
Update: In case you missed it, download the panel here.
Time to make a splash at the next big meetup! The Audubon Institute has once again welcomed us back for our biggest summer meetup at the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans. We are so happy to announce that our good friends at MechaCon have sponsored 2 weekend passes to give away at this event!
Catch us this weekend at CyPhaCon, April 6-8 at the Lake Charles Civic Center! We will be hosting an emergency cosplay repair station and assisting with the Cosplay Contest. Stop and chat with us at the Cosplay Contest Signup table!
Hop on over to most egg-cellent meetup of the spring season! Join us at Girard Park this spring for some outdoor fun and a hunt for the golden egg! Hunt for Easter eggs, play a few games, and even enter for a chance to win tickets to CyPhaCon (April 6-8, 2018 in Lake Charles)! Along with the tickets, CyPhaCon has sponsored our drinks and prizes.
